Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden - Evansville Zoos and Aquarium

  • Address: 2421 Bement Ave., Evansville, IN 47720-8203
  • Phone: 8124356143
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  • Website:www.meskerparkzoo.org
Average Rating
4.5
 8+ reviews
from 2 sources
Epinions.com
4.0
 3+ reviews
Yahoo! Travel
5.0
 5+ reviews
Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden
2421 Bement Ave.
Evansville, IN 47720-8203

Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden Details

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  • 70 acres with nearly 700 animals. more on Yahoo! Travel
  • Founded in 1928, Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden is the home of over 500 animals representing more than 200 species. With a small staff and a large corps of over 100 volunteers, we directly serve nearly 125,000 people per year in visitation and educational outreach. The following pages outline o... more on Epinions.com
  • Indiana's oldest zoo, Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden extends over 70 acres and has more than 625 animals from 200 species living in natural habitats surrounded ... more on Travel.yahoo.com
  • This 70-acre zoo and botanic garden delights visitors with over 500 animals and hundreds of botanical species. Stroll the grounds and visit the African Panorama, Tropical Americas, Asian Valley, and Discovery Center. Children of all ages are sure to love the Children's Enchanted Forest where you ... more on aza.org
  • The zoo was founded in 1928 by Gilmour Haynie and other business leaders. Karl Kae Knecht, a local cartoonist for the Evansville Courier & Press, helped popularize the idea of a zoo. It initially opened with two lion cubs, some antelope, and an elephant. Since its founding, the zoo has contin... more on Wikipedia.org

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5.0
Easy to navigate, beautiful

The price is very reasonable. The park is easy to navigate and beautiful. There are ample trees, hills and wild plants. The animals seem happy and healthy. The park underwent a renovation ... By A Yahoo! User from Louisville, KY, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

4.0
Up close and personal

A few weeks ago we took a Sunday drive to visit the Mesker Park Zoo in Evansville, Indiana. I have lived all my life within two hours of Evansville, but had never visited the zoo. Since my soon-to-be ... twila, a user of epinions.com. Read full review on Epinions.com

5.0
"I feel like a child again"

Everytime my wife and I visit Mesker Park Zoo, I feel like a child again! I am sixty-six years old and remember the days of my youth when my parents took my brother and me to Mesker Zoo. It brought back many memories when we took our two daughters to the Zoo as they were growing up. Now, those... By A Yahoo! User from Newburgh, IN, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

4.0
Evansville Zoo: On the way back

The Mesker Park Zoo and Botanical Gardens has gone through some periods of bad press and bad management. However, I think there are many positives now. Located on Bement Avenue on the ... derk99, a user of epinions.com. Read full review on Epinions.com

5.0
Wonderful Outting

I was amazed at what a great zoo Evansville had. It was the perfect outting for my family and I. My husband and I had as much fun and learned as much as our kids. Our favorite animal was Donna, the World's Oldest Hippo. The kids also enjoyed being up close to the beautiful giraffes. The tranq... By A Yahoo! User from Indianapolis, IN, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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